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AEW Superstar Cody Rhodes bids adieu to the company. Let us know more about that
Cody Rhodes, one of the founding members and executive vice president of All Elite Wrestling left the promotion on Tuesday. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Mike Coppinger that Rhodes informed AEW CEO Tony Khan that he was departing and he didn’t have a non-compete clause in his contract.
Khan took to Twitter and mentioned his departure. He said, “Cody and Brandi Rhodes were integral to the launch of All Elite Wrestling,” “Cody’s ability combined with his boldness and his passion for our industry and his love for community outreach helped AEW deliver on our mission to give fans what they needed for far too long — something new, innovative and lasting.”
After the departure, Cody and his wife Brandi took to Twitter and released their statements. Rhodes mentioned having a lovely time at AEW and talked about the Locker room, fans, and amazing people. He said The ‘revolution’ was indeed televised, and I’ve been lucky to be a part of that.”
The full statements are as follows:
“I have loved my time at AEW. Amazing locker room. Amazing fans. Amazing people. The ‘revolution’ was indeed televised, and I’ve been incredibly lucky to be part of that. First, I want to thank Tony Khan. He’s taken the baton and run with it, and it was an honor to work for him and to know him on a personal level. He’s a beautiful soul. Obviously need to thank my incredible wife and the mother of my baby girl, Brandi, for all of her love and support throughout this journey together and the amazing relationships she fostered with Kulture City and the American Heart Association. I also need to thank Nick and Matt Jackson (these two, whether they know it or not, took an undesired and not confident lir cub and gifted me the confidence to become a leader of the pack), Kenneth Omega, Chris Jericho, Chicken…we started the fire. I must thank Tim W/Keith M/Greg W and the amazing production crew who understood and captured the vision with such grace. I can’t name everybody, but thank you to Megha, Margaret, Harrington, Jeff Jones, Dana, Tony Schiavone, Bern, Raf, and the hardest worker in the game, QT Marshall, for propping me up and kicking me in the ass when I was running on fumes. I must thank all my kiddos… MJF, Jade, Sammy, Darby, Lee, Ricky, Tom, The Gunns, Brock, Velvet, Nyla, Aubrey, Turner, Vanilla, Solo, Spears, Julia, Anna, Will, Wardlow, Sonny, Fuego 1 and of course, -1. While we’re at it, give Jade the Codyvator!
His wife also posted a heartfelt message.
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